Accomplished scholar, GW Law Professor Caprice Roberts to join LSU Law faculty in Fall 2022

Professor Caprice L. Roberts will join the LSU Law faculty in the Fall 2022 semester as a tenured full professor at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center, where she will teach courses in constitutional law, federal courts, remedies, and contracts.

Roberts comes to LSU Law from the George Washington University Law School, where she was a Visiting Professor of Law. She started her academic career at West Virginia University College of Law, where she earned tenure, rose to full professor, and eventually served as Associate Dean of Faculty Research & Development. She has also previously taught at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, Washington & Lee University School of Law, Florida State University College of Law, University of North Carolina School of Law, Savannah Law School, and Catholic University Columbus School of Law.

“I am thrilled to join LSU Law, where the public mission, dedication to students, and service to Louisiana are all at the forefront,” said Roberts, who has also taught Legislation & Regulation, Property, Jurisprudence, and a seminar in Judicial Power & Restraint—a unifying theme of her scholarship. “I look forward to joining this vibrant community and working with my new colleagues.”

“We are eager to welcome Professor Roberts to the faculty and introduce her to our students,” said Lee Ann Wheelis Lockridge, who has served as LSU Law Interim Dean since January 2000. “Her examination of judicial power and her study of remedies will enrich all facets of our institution, as will her seemingly tireless energy for teaching and students and for involvement with the larger legal and academic communities.”

Throughout her academic career, Roberts has devoted scholarly and teaching attention to proper judicial role and the advancement of the law of remedies. She recently completed the new edition of the seminal treatise Dobbs & Roberts’s Law of Remedies and has published the ninth edition of a leading Remedies casebook with Doug Rendleman, as well as a coauthored casebook in Federal Courts with Michael Allen and Michael Finch. She has won several awards for her teaching and publications.

Second-year LSU Law student Scott Wheat, Jr. won the 2022 Dean’s Cup Moot Court Competition on Monday, March 28, after besting third-year student Sarah Perkins in the competition finals at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center.

“Professor (Jeff) Brooks and the Board of Advocates put on a great competition, and they secured a stellar bench for the final,” said Wheat. “Sarah was terrific last night, and without Professor (John) Devlin’s and (Advocacy Fellow) Danny Bosch’s coaching last semester on the National Moot Court team, last night would have ended differently.”

The distinguished panel of judges who presided over the final round of competition included Jane Triche Milazzo (’92), United States District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana; Scott D. Johnson, United States Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana; Erin Wilder-Doomes (’99), United States Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana; and LSU Law Interim Dean Lee Ann Wheelis Lockridge. The finals were held in the Robinson Courtroom and were live streamed. You can watch the finals here.

During his first official visit to the Paul M. Hebert Law Center on Wednesday, April 6, LSU President William Tate met with LSU Law administrators, faculty members, and students.

Tate’s visit included a tour of the Law Center guided by third-year law students Richala Jackson and Neyah Johnson, a one-on-one discussion with LSU Law Interim Dean Lee Ann Wheelis Lockridge, and two group discussions with LSU Law professors and students.

The first discussion focused on the on the value and impact of faculty research and scholarship, and included LSU Law Professors Lisa Avalos, Keith Hall, Clare Ryan, Nick Bryner, Christina Sautter, and Scott Sullivan.

A discussion about the value and impact of LSU Law experiential learning opportunities included Class of 2022 law students Raven Burnett, Katie Fox, Kelly Garet, and Sarah Perkins, as well as Assistant Dean of Experiential Education Robert Lancaster, Director of Advocacy and Professional Practice Jeff Brooks, and Assistant Professor of Professional Practice Jack Harrison.

LSU Law alumnus and Advocacy Fellow Daniel Bosch has been named the 2022 recipient of the Kalinka Award for Advocacy Programs Coach of the Year. Named in honor of the late Professor Susan C. Kalinka, the award recognizes a coach of one of LSU Law’s moot court, trial advocacy, or dispute resolution external competition teams who embodies the inspiration and dedication of Professor Kalinka.

Bosch served as the primary coach or co-coach of six different LSU Law advocacy competition teams this academic year, including those competing in moot court, mock trial, and dispute resolution competitions. He was tireless in his coaching, managing multiple team practices each week while also participating in practice sessions with dozens of other advocacy competition teams.

“Winning Coach of the Year is such an honor for me. This is only my second year working with advocacy teams, but it is one of the best experiences you can have as a law school alumnus,” said Bosch. “It’s honestly addicting to get to watch students grow as advocates in the short time we have to practice for these competitions. I would also like to thank Professor Jeff Brooks for his constant guidance throughout the last two years, which was instrumental for my own growth as a coach.”

LSU Law has welcomed three new staff members to the Paul M. Hebert Law Center in recent weeks and announced one promotion.

Amelia Haag has been appointed Collection Maintenance and Circulation Supervisor at the LSU Law Library, where she will maintain the physical collection and supervise student circulation assistants during the evening and weekend hours. Hagg earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in history from Southeastern Louisiana University. As a graduate student, she worked as an assistant archivist and as an exhibit curator in the Center of Southeast Louisiana Studies and Archives.

Blair Boles, who earned her law degree from LSU Law in 2018, has been named Law Admissions Coordinator and Recruiter. In her new role, Boles will assist with recruiting and admissions management. As a student as LSU Law, she served Vice President of both the Women in Law Society and International Law Society, and she most recently worked for the Shelby Law Firm in Baton Rouge.

Kyla Walker has been appointed System Analyst in the IT department, where she will be responsible for a number of IT support functions, such as desktop and laptop hardware and software, printer and copier services, and other direct user support for Law Center faculty, staff, and students. Prior to coming to LSU Law, she most recently served as a service desk analyst at LSU since 2020.

Ryan Waits has been promoted to Assistant Registrar in Student Records. She has served as Assistant Coordinator for Admissions and Student Records since 2019, and she also has nine years of prior experience in the student records and registrar’s office at ITT Technical Institute.

Throughout her distinguished career, the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg amassed an impressive collection of modern art and memorabilia, which included everything from engravings and ceramics by Pablo Picasso to bronze sculptures by Glenna Goodacre.

Her collection also included a Tiger figurine that was gifted to her from LSU Law in 1996, when she held the Judge Alvin B. Rubin Visiting Professorship of Law.

The Tiger figurine is among a portion of Ginsburg’s estate that is now up for auction, with the proceeds to benefit the Washington National Opera.

“In the shape of a reclining tiger, with brass plaque, all on black base, underside with label for 'Earth Home' and 'Made in America', based off of original sculpture,” reads the auction listing by The Potomack Company, which is hosting the auction of artwork and personal items from Ginsburg's Watergate home and chambers.

The plaque on the Tiger figurine reads “1996 Rubin visiting Professor, LSU Law Center” and it is estimated to be worth $150 to $200, according to the listing. As of Wednesday afternoon, April 20, the highest bid was $750, with the auction set to close on Thursday, April 28, at 10 a.m. (EST)

You can see the Tiger figurine listing here. It was gifted to her when she visited LSU Law in the fall of 1996 to deliver the 24th John H. Tucker Jr. Lecture in Civil Law. She was incredibly gracious with her time during her visit to LSU Law, meeting with many faculty members and students, and participating in the annual Hats ‘n Canes celebration.

Since 1996, LSU Law alumnus (’73) and Adjunct Professor Patrick Ottinger has taught the Mineral Rights course and an Oil and Gas Seminar titled “Anatomy of an Oil and Gas Transaction” at his alma mater, where he was also a founding member of the LSU John P. Laborde Energy Law Center.

Ottinger was recognized for his invaluable service to LSU Law and the Energy Law Center during the opening day of the 69th Mineral Law Institute on Thursday, May 31, and was honored with the LSU Mineral Law Institute Distinguished Service Award.

“No practicing lawyer has contributed more to mineral law education in Louisiana than Pat Ottinger. He has authored two chapters in a treatise on Louisiana oil and gas law, in addition to his own treatise on oil and gas leases, a casebook on Louisiana oil and gas law, several scholarly papers for the Mineral Law Institute, several articles for the Louisiana Law Review, and multiple articles for LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources,” said Professor Keith Hall, who serves as director of the Mineral Law Institute. “He served for more than a decade on the Mineral Law Institute’s Advisory Council, including several years as Chairman. He also taught Mineral Rights as an adjunct professor for more than a decade. He did all this while also being one of the most prominent oil and gas practitioners in Louisiana. It is an amazing feat, and one for which the oil and gas community is very grateful.”

Ukrainian attorney Oleksiy Stolyarenko was running on very little sleep as his virtual conversation with LSU Law Interim Dean Lee Ann Wheelis Lockridge, Professor Scott Sullivan, and the LSU Law community began on Wednesday, March 30.

“Last night I had, really, no sleep because the bombardment was so bad,” said Stolyarenko, who earned his LLM from LSU Law in 2010 and spoke via Zoom from his Kyiv apartment. “There were three airstrike alerts, and they were bombing all day and night.”

The sound of sirens and shelling has become so common in Kyiv that residents can now decipher what type of munitions are being used during different strikes, Stolyarenko said. Yet, as the Russian invasion continued into its sixth week, Stolyarenko said the Ukrainians’ resolve to defeat their neighbors and maintain their independence has not waivered.

“We want to preserve our integrity. We want to be our own country. We don’t want to be dictated to or told what we should think or what language we should speak,” said Stolyarenko, who has practiced in Ukraine for about 15 years and is currently with Baker McKenzie in Kyiv, practicing primarily in the areas of intellectual property, information technology, personal data protection, consumer protection, e-commerce, and advertising law. “So, every Ukrainian is either fighting or packing stuff to deliver it to the army.”

Since the invasion began, Stolyarenko has been helping support the war effort by raising funds, securing supplies and shipping them to where they’re most needed. He has previous experience, having done the same in 2014 and 2015 when Russia invaded and subsequently annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine. For Americans interested in supporting Ukrainians, he suggested the following efforts:

Air France General Counsel Lionel Bros, who earned his LLM from LSU Law in 1997, returned to his alma mater for a two-day visit on March 9-10, during which he interviewed current LLM students who are vying for an internship with the global airline in New York City following their graduation later this spring.

“It’s been a joy to be back at the Law Center and to meet the students, and just walk around campus and remember some of the great experiences I had here 25 years ago,” said Bros, a Marseille, France, native and Aix-Marseille University graduate who holds master’s degrees in law, international trade, business law, and insurance law.

Traveling with Bros to LSU Law was Counsel for Air France USA Gregory Kozlowski. LLM students interviewed with Bros and Kozlowski and took a written test for the Air France internship, which is being made available through a tripartite agreement between LSU Law, Aix-Marseille University, and Air France.

On March 10, Bros also made a special presentation to LLM and International Law Society students at the Law Center, during which he talked about his career path and provided an overview of the in-house legal work that’s done at Air France.

LSU Law hosted its 2021-2022 Scholarship Reception honoring benefactors and student recipients on Tuesday, March 29, at The Club at LSU Union Square.

The annual event connects scholarship donors with the student recipients of those scholarships. Students have the opportunity to learn more about the donors and what motivated their generosity. Donors are delighted to meet “their” students and learn about the unique qualifications, ambitions, accomplishments and challenges that led them to LSU Law.

The launch of a yearlong “Geaux Beyond 3%” Dean’s Council membership drive to coincide with Giving Day on March 23 was a great success, with 20 new members joining the council, 13 members upgrading their membership status, eight members renewing membership, and four donors supporting the council with gifts below the membership level.

“Giving Day was a huge success, and we are so pleased that so many alumni showed their support for the Dean’s Council and LSU Law,” said Dean’s Council Chair Allison Jones, who is spearheading the membership drive. “But every day should be giving day, and if you missed out, you still have time to show your support. You can join the Law Dean’s Council with an online gift all at one time, or stretched over the course of a year. We still take checks, too!

“Where would you be now without LSU Law? Think about that question, and then show your support and help LSU Law’s educational mission continue to thrive.”

The “Geaux Beyond 3%” initiative was launched because just 3% of living LSU Law alumni were members heading into Giving Day. The launch of the initiative was aided by nine members who accepted a challenge to recruit new members. They included Tim Barfield (’89), Danny Cavell (’80), Frank Neuner (’76), Ed Walters (’75), Mike Patterson (’71), Jim Lambert (’76), Ragan Richard (’93), Jan Hayden (’79), and LSU President Emeritus and LSU Law Professor Tom Galligan.

Giving Day donors also gifted LSU Law with thousands of dollars in support of Experiential Learning Programs, the General Scholarship Fund, and other initiatives.

Unrestricted gifts to the Dean’s Council help underwrite more than $7 million in tuition waivers each year. Along with the personal satisfaction we know you’ll get from helping our students, your Dean’s Council membership will also provide you with special offers, event invitations, and recognition throughout the year.

If you have questions about the Dean’s Council, please call Bobbi Zaunbrecher at 225-218-3586 (cell) or 225-578-8705 (office), or email her at bobbiz@lsu.edu.

Alex Domingue started thinking about attending law school while he was studying at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where he earned an undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Political Science.

“I chose LSU Law because of all of the great things I heard about the Law Center. Everyone I knew who attended LSU Law told me how competitive, but friendly, the environment was at the Law Center,” said Domingue, a Crowley, Louisiana native. “I knew that was something that I would enjoy being a part of.”

Now in his final year at LSU Law, Domingue has certainly enjoyed being an active part of all aspects of student life at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center. Along with serving as executive president of the Student Bar Association, he’s also a senior associate of Louisiana Law Review, an LSU Law Ambassador, a Board of Advocates member, and a member of the Public Interest Law Society student organization.

Learn more about Domingue and find out how you can support outstanding students like her through scholarships at LSU Law »

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